Original sketch, pen and ink on paper, note, "Patiently", 1899

This original Nast note and sketch was discovered by its donors, when they were removing an unrelated print from an old picture frame. This small sketch, attached to cardboard, was used as the backing for the framed print. Otherwise its provenance is unknown. The note was possibly written to the The Copley Prints, published by Curtis and Cameron, producers of high quality reproduction art prints at the turn of the 19th century.